REGULATIONS


Moneylife Digital Team 06 February 2026
In a significant development for corporate governance and minority shareholder rights in India, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted a class action lawsuit filed by minority shareholders of Jindal Poly Films, seeking damages exceeding ₹2,500 crore for alleged wrongful conduct...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 February 2026
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a total penalty of ₹4.05 lakh on three cooperative banks for non-compliance with its regulatory directions. The highest penalty of ₹2 lakh has been imposed on Odisha-based Jeypore Cooperative Urban Bank Ltd and Tripura-based Agartala Cooperative Urban...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 February 2026
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has barred promoters and key managerial personnel of Setco Automotive Ltd (SAL) markets for up to two years citing large-scale diversion and mis-utilisation of company funds, financial misrepresentation and serious corporate...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 February 2026
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has reduced the penalty imposed on Arun Panchariya to ₹20 lakh, sharply cutting it from the earlier penalty of ₹67 crore levied in connection with the global depository receipt (GDR) issue of Winsome Textiles Industries Ltd. The...

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SN Thyagarajan (Bar  and   Bench) 06 February 2026
The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Friday dismissed an appeal challenging a Competition Commission of India (CCI) order closing allegations of abuse of dominance against the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) in relation to its co-location services. (Manoj K Sheth v....

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 February 2026
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday unveiled a broad set of regulatory and developmental measures aimed at easing compliance for low-risk financial entities, improving credit flow and updating key financial inclusion and market frameworks to reflect a rapidly evolving financial system.   In...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 February 2026
In a clear signal that consumer protection is moving to the top of the regulatory agenda, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday announced a series of measures aimed at curbing mis-selling of financial products, limiting customer losses in online frauds and tightening norms governing loan...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 February 2026
Placing customer safety at the centre of its first policy announcement of 2026, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday rolled out a series of consumer protection measures while keeping the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25%. RBI proposed a framework to compensate customers for losses of up to...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 February 2026
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has come down hard on social media–driven stock manipulation, passing a final order against fraudulent stock recommendations in Unison Metals Ltd (UML).    The order concludes an extensive probe into a well-orchestrated scheme...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 February 2026
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of ₹1 lakh on Delhi-based Vinayaka Capsec Pvt Ltd, a company limited by shares, for non-compliance with RBI directions relating to the acquisition of shareholding or control.   RBI's statutory inspection revealed that Vinayaka Capsec had...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 February 2026
In an order that raises uncomfortable questions about regulatory consistency, the securities appellate tribunal (SAT) has permitted DroneAcharya Aerial Innovations Ltd to raise funds, despite a detailed order by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) finding misuse of proceeds from...

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Moneylife Digital Team 05 February 2026
The competition commission of India (CCI) has ordered a detailed investigation into InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, which operates IndiGo, over allegations that the airline abused its dominant market position by cancelling thousands of flights in December 2025 and then charging sharply higher fares...

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Jitender Kumar Jain 05 February 2026
Suggested Reforms at the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) Tribunals   The bottleneck of time taken at national company law tribunal (NCLT)/ national company law appellate tribunal (NCLAT) has to be addressed. The Supreme Court has held that judicial timelines are directory, not...

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Moneylife Digital Team 04 February 2026
India’s aviation safety regulator has indicated that an incorrect operating procedure, rather than a mechanical failure, may have contributed to the fuel control switch issue reported on an Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner earlier this month.   Following an initial examination of the...

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Jitender Kumar Jain 04 February 2026
The Original Promise When the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), was enacted, it was hailed as a landmark reform in India. For the first time, India had a unified framework to deal with insolvency across corporates, partnerships and individuals. The preamble of IBC promises time-bound...

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Moneylife Digital Team 03 February 2026
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed penalties totalling ₹4 lakh on two cooperative banks for violations of its know-your-customer (KYC) norms. Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-based Jilla (Zila) Sahkari Bank Ltd has been fined ₹3 lakh, while Rajasthan-based Jaipur Central Cooperative Bank Ltd has been...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 February 2026
In a major move to improve ease of investment and reduce procedural delays, the market regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has done away with the long-standing requirement to issue a letter of confirmation (LOC) for the credit of securities into investors’...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 February 2026
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a penalty of ₹2.70 lakh on Maharashtra-based Northern Arc Capital Ltd, a non-banking financial company (NBFC), for failing to comply with provisions of RBI’s know-your-customer (KYC) directions.   RBI's statutory inspection revealed that Northern Arc...

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Moneylife Digital Team 02 February 2026
In a strong regulatory rebuke of market manipulation, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a total penalty of ₹1.89 crore on seven entities for executing non-genuine and circular trades in the illiquid stock options segment of the National Stock Exchange (NSE). This case,...

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Moneylife Digital Team 31 January 2026
Setting aside the rejection of an Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer’s candidature for appointment as a member (accountant) of the income-tax appellate tribunal (ITAT), the Supreme Court (SC) on Friday held that the participation of the then revenue secretary and current governor of Reserve...

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